St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-01-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

Fred G. Fleetwood was In town Owe
the Sabbath.
Hugh C. Moore is in town this weel
looking up his business affairs.
VIM. T. Horton takes the place o
John II. Richie as book keeper a
Fairbanks store.
President Harris of the Passumpsit
road has been reelected a director in
the Connecticut road.
!, Charles w. Ruiter, one of the lead
ers of the class of '85 in the academy
is employed at the Merchants bank.
A. G.. Prior started for Chicago Mon
day. He proposes establishing west
ern agency for the Butterfield spring
bed in that city.
Henry E. Fletcher of Minneapolis
made a call at his old home on Friday.
Mrs. Fletcher has been in Philadelphia
this winter. -ss-
Charles d. Hazen of this place has
been elected president of the Sophie
more class in Dartmouth college and
John G. Ross one of the supper COM
mittee.
Rev. Thomas SpOOner has resigned
the pastorate of the Baptist church in
Pennington, N. H. Mr.. SpOoner is
son of the late Thomas Spooner of this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F. Shepherd go to
Massachusetts this week for a few days
vacation. During Mr.. Shepherds alb
seDce his photograph rooms will be
closed.
G.. NJ. Spencer on retiring from the
position of captain of. Co. E at Barre,
was presented by the company with an
elegant silver ice pitcher, with his
name engraved thereon.
w. j. Willard of the Passumpsic
railroad, and son of A. j. Willard,
ESQ.,, of this place, was elected presi-
dent of the association of New England
freight agents at Boston last week.
A. L. Hardy went to West Randolph
yesterday to attend the annual NEE
ting of the Vermont Teachers associa
ton, of which he is president. He
will probably be absent until Monday.
George A. Flint went to Whitman
tic, Conn, Tuesday, to attend the flu
neral of j. G.. HolbroOk of Boston. Mr..
HolbrOOk has travelled through this
section for years as agent for Jones &
Co., book publishers.
Col. A. B. Jewett, though enjoying
better health in Florida, does not APP
pear to have fallen in love with the
country He writes a friend that "the
meanest hole in Essex county is par
adise compared with any place have
yet seen in Florida"
Rev. c.. M. Lamson breaches to-day
at Mortified, Mass, before the girls
department of Mr.. MoOdy's school, this
being the day set apart for prayer for
colleges and schools. Mr.. LamsOn
preached at Danville last Sunday in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Darling, who
occupied the North church pulpit.
Mrs. Lydia P. Young (the mother of
Mrs. l. B. GOrham, ID Church street)
passed her ninety fifth birthday the
2lst inst, and many neighbOrs and
friends called on her to pay their re-
spects on this unusual occasion. Mrs.
Young is in pretty good health, but
finds life something of a burden in the
nineties.
o. M. Tinkham, of North Pomfret,
president of the state Dairymen's asso-
citation, and for years agricultural edi-
tor of the Freeman, is after this week
to occupy the same position on the
staff of the Montpelier Waterman, TAX
ing the position held by DR.. Hoskius,
who is engaged on the Rural YER
mOnter.
George B. M. Harvey, who gradual
ed some years ago from the CaledOnian
to the New York World, responded to
the toast, "The Press" at the annual
dinner given the other evening by the
Hudson county, New Jersey, Young
of the brightest of number of very
bright speeches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Nj. Howard reached
the Raymond hotel, South Pasadena,
California, Saturday afternoon, the
18th inst, after prosperous journey.
They report the weather fine and
views magnificent. They speak of the
fine ate-thermOmeter recording
about the same, day after day, about
700 at o'clock in the morning, and 75o
to 800 in the middle of the day. They
already wish the friends they left be-
hind were with them to enjoy the win
ter in southern California.
Retirement of an Old Firm.
The firm of III. E. Fletcher & Co.,
which has been established ever since
the introduction of railroad facilities
here, is closing up its business. For
the last Is or 20 years the business has
been successfully managed by Robert
McKinnOn and Capt. E. F. Griswold.
The former is now in Minneapolis and
it will require some months for the
closing up of the business. 1t is hoped
that the Captain will remain in ST.
Johnsbury.
After Forty Years.
John Voodry of Montpelier worked
on the erection of the old North church